Posted by agent47
i dunno but one thing's sure for me though... that most of the members here know this term... sorry but i just created my account and im new here... does anyone know what "flashing a phone/flash a phone" means?
Posted by 50Cent
i dunno it in technical terms but my understanding of the matter is this.
(The t630 is the most popular example at the mo)
The T-mobile T630 has the t-zones sign as one of the icons in the menu. It replaced a "wap icon" (not sure though) or something.
flashing the phone is basically the restoration of the original "firmware" (i.e. u get the factory settings that by SE set back.)
correct me if i'm wrong guys
welcome to esato by the way
Twista
Posted by agent47
so it just allows you to bring back the original stuff the manufacturer gave you? hmm... meaning to say it's not the term used for upgrading the firmware of a mobile unit to another unit? (like the t610 being "FLASHED" to t630)
Posted by rdnymllnsktr
Eh, actually, what you described was unbranding a phone. Flashing a phone involves installing a higher version of FirmWare onto your phone, similar to upgrading a PC running Windows 2000 to Windows XP. You can learn about it here.
Posted by agent47
thanks to both of you guys for clarifying things for me. a newbie like me never gets a warm welcome like this one (in other sites i got banned for asking this similar question.
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so:
flashing a phone: resetting the firmware to the default one that the manufacturer gave
unbranding a phone: upgrading the firmware of your phone to another handset model.
tnx to both of you!
Posted by rdnymllnsktr
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You got it backwards.
Flashing: Upgrading your FirmWare to a higher version or upgrading to a next higher model.
Unbranding: Resetting your phone to the factory default settings and icons (if applicable).
And yes, you need to watch out for some people. They'll bite your head off for not using the search, so, to be a little mean,
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Posted by 50Cent
dont wanna cause confusion but "flashing" is the process used in unbranding isnt it?
Posted by agent47
ok. sorry for being stupid.
Posted by 50Cent
lol, i got over 500 posts and i still am
Posted by rdnymllnsktr
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Sort of. You do the same process, but if you want to get technical, you don't flash the phone when you unbrand it. When you flash the phone, you are actually loading the new FirmWare. When you are unbranding your phone, you are actually loading the uncustomized GDFS onto the phone. So in essence, yes, you do the same process for both, but it's not the same thing.
@agent47, you're not stupid, don't sweat it, just learn from your mistakes.
Posted by 50Cent
@rdnymllnsktr
thanks for clearing that up
Posted by agent47
@rdnymllnsktr dont worry i'll certainly learn from it.
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No worries, happy to help.
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It's all good.
Posted by don_vercetti
A bit of topic, but does anyone else here think the search function here is absolute rubbish? It's just to vague, being able to only search one word. It needs updating, it's easily the only really bad thing on this site.
One good one being how relatively friendly people here are, although there is the odd asshole around.
Posted by 50Cent
there was a fat thread dicussing how crap the search is but i cant find it now
Posted by rdnymllnsktr
I remember exactly what you're talking about. However, it was discussed that the search above, rather than the one to the left was acceptable. And don't forget about this one.
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Posted by agent47
"although there is the odd asshole around."
who's that???
Posted by rdnymllnsktr
I think he was saying that in general, you know? Basically saying that there's always a jerk around in a crowd of okay people.
Posted by agent47
ah... the ones i call drug_addicted people. hehe.